Kåre Fossum
Kåre Fossum (born 19 September 1936) is a Norwegian veterinarian.
He was hired at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1961. He started as a research assistant, then became associate professor, then professor of microbiology and immunology from 1975. He served as rector of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science from 1989 to 1992, with assistance from prorector . From 1973 to 1975 he was a guest professor at the Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Nairobi,[1] and he has also been director of the Veterinærmedisinsk senter in Tromsø. In 1995 he was hired at the .[2]
He is a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2] In 2005 he was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold.[3]
He resides in Nordstrand, Oslo.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Veterinærrektor". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 7 November 1989. p. 14.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "70 år 19. september: Professor, dr. med. vet. Kåre Fossum" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 31 August 2006.
- ^ Lostad, Anne-Lisbeth (25 November 2005). "Kongens gull til professor dr. med. vet. Kåre Fossum, Oslo" (in Norwegian). County Governor's Office in Oslo and Akershus. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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